Sponsored by Chief Nursing Officer for Wales, Welsh Government

This award will celebrate the contribution of an exceptional nursing or midwifery leader in Wales, who by inspiring others and demonstrating exceptional leadership, has made a significant difference to person centred holistic care.

Sponsored by Public Health Wales

This award aims to recognise a nurse or midwife who has made an outstanding contribution to improving individual and/or population health, including the introduction of changes that lead to innovative health improvement or health protection interventions or programmes.

Sponsored by Health Education and Improvement Wales

This award aims to recognise Nursing/Midwifery students who have shown exceptional promise during their professional education and/or practice placements.

Sponsored by Swansea Bay University Health Board

This award aims to recognise an exceptional Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse who is being recognised for their innovative and creative approach to the care of people who are living with Learning disabilities.

Sponsored by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

This award aims to recognise nurses undertaking specialist practice who make an outstanding contribution to patient care, including the introduction of changes that leads to innovative programmes of care.

Sponsored by Hywel Dda University Health Board

This award celebrates the achievements of all registrants of the NMC register who have made an outstanding contribution to the care of people in a primary or community-based setting.

Sponsored by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

This award aims to recognise a truly exceptional Registered Nurse who is recognised as providing a lasting contribution to the nursing profession.

Sponsored by Powys Teaching Health Board

This award aims to recognise a Registered Nurse who has made an outstanding contribution to the care of adults.

Sponsored by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

This award aims to recognise an exceptional Registered Mental Health Nurse who is being recognised for their innovative and creative approach to the care of people who are living with Mental Health difficulties.

Sponsored by Tŷ Hafan

This award aims to recognise a Registered Nurse working in the Independent Sector who has made an outstanding contribution to the care of  people with lifelong and/or life limiting illness.

Sponsored by NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee

This award is open to any Health Care Support Worker who has demonstrated commitment to providing high standards of care within nursing teams. They must work providing health or social care under the guidance and supervision of a registered nurse, midwife or health visitor and should not be on the professional register (such as NMC).

Sponsored by University of South Wales

This award recognises Registered Nurses who have made a significant difference to the development and or delivery of high quality education to those who deliver/ aim to deliver health care.

Sponsored by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

This award aims to recognise a Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife who has made an outstanding contribution to care of children, young people or the midwifery care of mothers-to-be/ parent/s.

Sponsored by Cardiff University

This award is intended to recognise nurses and midwives who have improved the care of people through evidence-based innovations to deliver and / or influence change. Nominators should provide a clear narrative explaining why and how the research or transformation was developed or implemented and how this change has improved the patient experience and outcomes of care.